Cape Verde

The president of the Cape Verdean Volleyball Federation, António Rodrigues, was elected first vice-president of the African Volleyball Confederation with a record 41 votes out of 53 voting countries

The completion of the construction of the high school in Várzea will take place before the start of the 2024/2025 academic year, assured Movement for Democracy MP

The amount of water made available to young farmers in Casa de Meio, in the municipality of Porto Novo, Santo Antão, no longer meets their needs, as they denounced; 90 tonnes of water are made available every day for irrigating the plots

The President of the Republic, José Maria Neves, denounced fake profiles in his name and that of the First Lady on the social network Facebook for attempted fraud

Residents called for the implementation of the investments in the supply sector planned for the municipality of Porto Novo, Santo Antão, as part of the water and sanitation project on this island

The pilgrimage of the faithful with the image of St John, at which more than 12.000 people were expected, took place, marking the culmination of the festivities for the patron saint of Porto Nuovo

A recent round of negotiations between the government and teachers' unions brought to light the critical need for increased funding for public education

Passenger movement at Cape Verde's airports and airfields in the first quarter of 2024 increased by 18,3% and traffic and passengers by 18,7% compared to 2023, the National Institute of Statistics announced

'Pánu di téra', first produced in the country in the 15th century, took on different meanings over time, moving from being a bridal or mourning cloth, to becoming a currency during colonisation, and finally becoming a symbol of recovered independence

The Migration Observatory has been launched with a physical space in Praia and a website gathering information on migratory movements; it aims at producing and analysing statistical data on migration, enabling research and scientific studies

The Siacsa union considered the firefighters' employment situation in the municipal councils to be 'howling and deplorable' and called for wage unification among class employees and urgent measures to alleviate other pending labour issues from 2020